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Google says wii was released in 2011.
Google says wii was released in 2011.
Wow, I didn’t know that the Wii that has been sitting in my house since early 2007 came out in 2011. Who knew?Google says wii was released in 2011.
Don't blame me blame google. Google said it was 2011.Wow, I didn’t know that the Wii that has been sitting in my house since early 2007 came out in 2011. Who knew?
...Were you not alive or did you live under a rock during 2006-2010?Don't blame me blame google. Google said it was 2011.
I thought introduced just meant it was hyped to the public in 2006. But only in stores at 2011.
In any case, this means 2006 was the last good years of gaming, and to be honest, 2006 makes more sense to the timeline because 2006 seems more like the prime years.
My memory of all those years is basically all just a blur. After a while each year just starts to feel the same....Were you not alive or did you live under a rock during 2006-2010?
You've convinced me to buy a Switch. Soon as I get some money that is.@Misty: Splatoon was made for online, and Ultimate is EXTREMELY well made and competitive. You'd like both, for sure. And Nintendo just released a good Metroid last year and Prime 4 is being worked on by Retro as we speak, so I think you'll be more happy with Nintendo soon.
Edit: Also, I kind've felt the same way about Ultimate's graphics when I first saw them in videos, too. But somehow when you're playing they look great. The graphics really help readability in fights, and everything feels so crisp and punchy. Nintendo did a great job.
I hate this sort of ad too, personally, but this is how Nintendo makes enough money to keep making the world's best games, so I don't mind, hahah. You'll love your Switch!Please stop making ads like this and catering to crappy modern music and things like that. This ad is not the Nintendo I know and love. This music makes me want to jump off a bridge. Please go back to 2006 before you were sellouts.
The criticism is mainly based on the abusive use of a massive franchise's name recognition in order to pull in more customers. Obviously you got the faction of people who blindly hate on it for their preconceived notions: that because it's a cheap use of the franchise name automatically makes it a bad game. In fact, the criticism is levelled towards how the game betrayed expectations and was seemingly extraneous to what makes a Metroid game.I saw Metroid Federation Force mentioned. I was super skeptical at first because of how it looked and the fan outcry, but that game was a blast co-op. Just another example of entitled namby pamby "fans" being babies.
The ammo/equipment pool being shared pre-mission and having to be divvied up between everyone was a cool idea, I usually specialised in missiles or healing so they were fun roles.
The missions were great with some clever obstacles and puzzles you needed to work together to solve, and the bosses very cool, it was fun scrambling around figuring out the fight together.
One mission had you lose your mechs and it was hilarious to play.
They were being babies, though.Maligning a whole group of people so flippantly is uncouth, to say the least.
Pretty much this.The criticism is mainly based on the abusive use of a massive franchise's name recognition in order to pull in more customers. Obviously you got the faction of people who blindly hate on it for their preconceived notions: that because it's a cheap use of the franchise name automatically makes it a bad game. In fact, the criticism is levelled towards how the game betrayed expectations and was seemingly extraneous to what makes a Metroid game.
But I would draw the parallel with Diablo Immortal. The game itself could be good, but the context in which it as borne out from signals a myopic perception the developers have of their fanbase. At least that is what I, as an outsider to all of this and who likes to think of himself as reasonably unbiased, think of the whole debacle. Maligning a whole group of people so flippantly is uncouth, to say the least.
I personally judge games based on the quality of the game itself rather than whatever series it is in. I was able to enjoy Sticker Star and Color Splash this way. Then again, I am not a huge fan of any particular series other than... maybe Kirby?The criticism is mainly based on the abusive use of a massive franchise's name recognition in order to pull in more customers. Obviously you got the faction of people who blindly hate on it for their preconceived notions: that because it's a cheap use of the franchise name automatically makes it a bad game. In fact, the criticism is levelled towards how the game betrayed expectations and was seemingly extraneous to what makes a Metroid game.
But I would draw the parallel with Diablo Immortal. The game itself could be good, but the context in which it as borne out from signals a myopic perception the developers have of their fanbase. At least that is what I, as an outsider to all of this and who likes to think of himself as reasonably unbiased, think of the whole debacle. Maligning a whole group of people so flippantly is uncouth, to say the least.
Yeah, and it's not even just being mad or disappointed. Assholes all over gaming sites and YouTube and the like were vicious with their comments toward the poor developers who were just trying something new with the budget and restrictions the business side of Nintendo obviously gave them. If I recall correctly, one of the poor guys even came out or did a video to apologize to fans and to ask them to give it a shot for what it was, and the comments were still terrible. The whole thing was ing disgusting. Bunch of children, seriously. I'm half-surprised Nintendo didn't shelve Metroid indefinitely out of spite.I don't really understand this mentality of fans. If you're truly such a fan of Metroid, then how can you be mad at a new entry in the universe, even if it is a spin-off? Nintendo are still a business, and it's their IPs so they csn do what they like with them, but I think their history has shown that they do indeed care, they're not just slapping their IP on something completely inappropriate and waiting for that cash to come in, the game still feels like a Metroid game, albeit more like Hunters than the main series, but it doesn't feel out of place in that universe.
Entitled fans are the worst, and they are just missing out on great games because it's not the game they expected it to be.
I don't advocate for complacency, and I can empathize with fans who are waiting for over a decade for a proper sequel to their favourite series. It's not about being entitled, if they really were that entitled you would see a sea of complaints and vicious reactions towards the announcement that Metroid Prime 4 was scrapped and was getting a fresh start. On the other hand, slapping the Prime name on a title means allocating resources towards a game that fans didn't ask for, which like I said, signals that Nintendo, in that circumstance, didn't think of the fans first. Specially since doing so is intentionally fishing for that particular demographic. It's just tone deafness.I don't really understand this mentality of fans. If you're truly such a fan of Metroid, then how can you be mad at a new entry in the universe, even if it is a spin-off? Nintendo are still a business, and it's their IPs so they csn do what they like with them, but I think their history has shown that they do indeed care, they're not just slapping their IP on something completely inappropriate and waiting for that cash to come in, the game still feels like a Metroid game, albeit more like Hunters than the main series, but it doesn't feel out of place in that universe.
Nope. No one likes that group of people. Complaining about jerks is as mundane as it gets and is dismissive of the whole discussion that is being had. No one likes being grouped with the worst people of their side. And indeed, fervent alliance with one particular company begets derisiveness and toxicity, as shown with many examples strewn throughout this thread.Yeah, and it's not even just being mad or disappointed. Assholes (...)
What discussion? People acted like a bunch of spoiled little s when Federation Force was announced. That's all I said, hahah. I wasn't discussing anything!Complaining about jerks is as mundane as it gets and is dismissive of the whole discussion that is being had.
I wanted to play it, I almost bought it from Gamestop because it was marked down super cheap in their used section. Then I read reviews about it. I didn't read much into the reviews I just complained about the game play being different, I read about what aspects of that game people didn't like. I even watched video footage of the game. I could tell after all of that that the game wasn't for me. Now granted, I'm not one of those guys I got pissed off at Nintendo for it. Especially since they turned around and green-lit Samus Returns, which I was ecstatic to buy and play. but see, I admired Nintendo for doing new things with a franchise, but mff just looked and sounded entirely like a throwaway, like a side project that only made it as far as a prototype and rather than simply scrapping the whole project they decided to release it with a few modifications.They HOPED to get backing for a Prime 4, so they released nothing really remotely like a Prime game?I don't really understand this mentality of fans. If you're truly such a fan of Metroid, then how can you be mad at a new entry in the universe, even if it is a spin-off? Nintendo are still a business, and it's their IPs so they csn do what they like with them, but I think their history has shown that they do indeed care, they're not just slapping their IP on something completely inappropriate and waiting for that cash to come in, the game still feels like a Metroid game, albeit more like Hunters than the main series, but it doesn't feel out of place in that universe.
Entitled fans are the worst, and they are just missing out on great games because it's not the game they expected it to be.
I find rumors pointless to discuss. Be patient and wait for an official announcement.News update! Possible two new hardware for the Switch?
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/25/18280482/nintendo-switch-2-new-model-release-date-wsj
Im sorry but i like sharing sources related to Nintendo which not necesarily have to discuss at all but sometimes for the awareness. If you dont like rumour posts then I suggest you dont say anything at all and ignore them instead of telling me to wait before posting anything like so.I find rumors pointless to discuss. Be patient and wait for an official announcement.
Someone said "same Switch, new expansion pak dock." I don't know if that's even possible, but that'd be awesome.On one hand, a more powerful switch sounds nice. But it makesme feel like us early adopters are getting ****ed over. So I'm conflicted over whether I hope it is true.
China has had gaming for decades. They even gave us some of the worst games and consoles. Consoles weren't even banned until the 21st century. And this is all assuming pirates don't dominate the market before Nintendo and Sony can get back into the market.Nintendo is finally bringing gaming to china
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/19/nintendo-stock-surges-on-switch-tie-up-with-tencent-in-china.html
If you don't have Nintendo, you don't have gaming.China has had gaming for decades. They even gave us some of the worst games and consoles. Consoles weren't even banned until the 21st century. And this is all assuming pirates don't dominate the market before Nintendo and Sony can get back into the market.
why did you say China twice, comrade ?Self-Revision: It wasn't China that gave us some of the worst games. Worst multi-paks, maybe, but the worst games were from Taiwan.
That is hard to answer back since ALL nintendo systems were my favourite (Except for the virtual boy and CDi player)What's your favorite Nintendo system? I would have to go with the Super Nintendo myself.
I love the Wii for having the best 3d Mario games in Super Mario Galaxy! The Gamecube is also fantastic! I just played some Custom Robo on it the the other day!That is hard to answer back since ALL nintendo systems were my favourite (Except for the virtual boy and CDi player)
Although I always admired the wii and gamecube. They had titles I enjoyed playing a lot.
My favorite Nintendo system is also the Super Nintendo. I sunk so many hours into Link to the Past that it isn't funny. I am really excited for the remake of Link's Awakening. Here's hoping that it will be just as fun as I remember the original being on the Game Boy.What's your favorite Nintendo system? I would have to go with the Super Nintendo myself.
Link to the Past is incredible! Still the best Zelda game! I love Link's Awakening as well! I love the remake's art style but I am getting sick of remakes. I do keep all of the originals so that might just be me. Anyway I feel even great remakes lose something with old games because the limitations of the system they were made on shapes their unique style and gameplay. Remakes aren't necessarily how the developers wanted the game to be but didn't have the tech. Almost always the tech at the time shaped the game but now I am rambling hahaMy favorite Nintendo system is also the Super Nintendo. I sunk so many hours into Link to the Past that it isn't funny. I am really excited for the remake of Link's Awakening. Here's hoping that it will be just as fun as I remember the original being on the Game Boy.
I absolutely LOVED the GameCube, it was my all-time favorite console until the Switch came out.
My favorite game for GCN is definitely Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, with Windwaker being a close second. TTYD is what inspired me to create games, all those years ago. The cover art brings back so many memories:
Paper Mario TTYD is one of my three most favorite games of all time. The other two being Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask (N64), and Secret of Mana (SNES).
I'll go ahead and chime in. TTYD was an excellent game, and by far the best Paper Mario game.
Hey yea!! I forgot about TTYD! That moment you join a wrestling league though... damn, can't not smile when I think about it.
In my personal polling experience, more people count TTYD in their top five or so of all time than any other game, and it's not even close. Maybe Zelda 64 or Mario 64- but certainly nothing else after that original generation.Clearly, we just need to make a paper Mario ttyd thread. Probably my second favorite rpg, next to earthbound.
I get where you're coming from, but I have to disagree with that. Yes, they're both RPG series'. But I find that M&L is a lot more of a classic "hit the bad guy really hard" RPG game, whereas PM involves a lot more careful planning. When I play through PM, I know how much damage every one of my attacks deals, and I usually know the defense of my enemy, so I can plan several moves ahead. I also know how much damage I'm going to take, with or without guarding. In M&L, I never find myself doing that. I just pick an attack and throw it hard at the enemy. Not saying either is better or worse, but the two systems feel very different to me.Sure, the Mario and Luigi series is very similar.
I remember when I was a kid I used to get completely lost in games. There was this amazing feeling of discovering something new and visiting a world I had never seen before. Maybe I have rose-tinted glasses on. Very few games give me that feeling today. Although I did feel that way about BOTW. That was such a departure from the other Zelda games that it felt fresh and new. I hope Nintendo never stops making fresh new games in addition to redoing old ones.I love the remake's art style but I am getting sick of remakes. I do keep all of the originals so that might just be me. Anyway I feel even great remakes lose something with old games because the limitations of the system they were made on shapes their unique style and gameplay.
Good point- it's been a bit since I played either, but I agree definitely on that aspect of the combat. Still, it's a point that I commonly see thrown around as to why the Paper Mario series evolved.I get where you're coming from, but I have to disagree with that. Yes, they're both RPG series'. But I find that M&L is a lot more of a classic "hit the bad guy really hard" RPG game, whereas PM involves a lot more careful planning. When I play through PM, I know how much damage every one of my attacks deals, and I usually know the defense of my enemy, so I can plan several moves ahead. I also know how much damage I'm going to take, with or without guarding. In M&L, I never find myself doing that. I just pick an attack and throw it hard at the enemy. Not saying either is better or worse, but the two systems feel very different to me.
Superstar Saga definitely had the best story of any of them. BiS, in my mind, had the most fun combat, both for Bowser and for the bros. Dream Team has a similar combat to BiS but I've found it to be incredibly cheese-able once you've grinded a bit. PiT is enjoyable but it definitely has its low points.
The point being that both those franchises touch on the same core genre, "Mario RPG." The average consumer doesn't generally care about the nuances fanboys can conjure up, and indeed there are elements that are distinct for each of those franchises. But Nintendo made the decision of widening the genre gap between them ever since Super Paper Mario for purely financial and marketing reasons. It's a business choice. There's a whole drama involving Shigeru Miyamoto meddling with development and whatnot. It's a pretty deep topic, if you want to delve into the politics behind it there are several videos out there chronicling these events.I get where you're coming from, but I have to disagree with that.